Improvement in packing-boxes



I. POPPER. Packing-Box.

No. 205,413. Patented .Iuna 25, 1878,

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N. PETERS. PHOTO-LITHQGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D. c.

' UNITED STATES 4PATENT OEEIoE.

IsrDoE POPPEE, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

j IMPROVEMENT IN PACKING-BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters '.l:"atentNo. 205,113, dated June25, 1878; applicationiled June .1, 1878.

To all lwhom it may concer/n.:

Be it known that I, IsrDoE POPPER, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Packing-Boxes, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing,

v in whichlwith a packing-box, of locking-bolts, each provided with afinger-piece at one and with a hook at the opposite end, recesses formedin the inner surface of the sides and ends of thc box, and metal platesfastened over said recesses and provided with slots to engage with thehooks of the locking-bolts, said lockingbolts being made to pass throughelongated holes in the cover of the box and through washers placed oversaid elongated holes, so that by turning the locking-bolts in onedirection the cover is released, and vice versa, and that the cover canbe fastened or unfastened with little loss of time and without injuringthe box; further, in the combination, with the ends or sides and withthe hinged sides or ends, of a hook-brace to steady the sides when theends are thrown open, or the ends when the sides are thrown open.

Inl many cases itis desirable to get free access to the contents of apacking-box without destroying the box or without removing thecontentsfor instance, in boxes filled with tobacco. If a customerdesires to examine the tobacco contained in an ordinary packing-box thelid or cover has to be removed7 and in order to get access to the bottomlayers of tobacco in the box the top layers have to be pulled out, andby repeated examinations of this kind the tobacco is liable to becomeinjured and deteriorated in its market value. Furthermore, if the coveris fastened with nails or screws, the operation of unfastening andrefastening the same is tedious and liable to injure the box. Thesedisadvantages I have sought to overcome by my invention.

In the drawing, the letter A designates a box composed of the bottom a,the two sides b b, the two ends o c, and the cover d. rIhe cover isfastened by means of lockingbolts B, each of which is provided with alinger-piece, e, at one end and with a hook, f, at its opposite end.(See Fig. 3.)

In the sides and ends of the box are formed recesses g, which arecovered by metall plates h, provided with slots i. The locking-bolts arepassed through elongated slots in the cover into the recesses g, and bythe turning the bolts their hooks engage with the slots t' in the metalplates h, and the cover is fastened.

The slots in the cover are protected by washers k. By these means thecover can be fastened and unfastened with little trouble and withoutinjuring the box.

It is obvious that the bolts B, instead of being provided withfinger-pieces, may be provided with a head either slotted to receive ascrew-driver or formed to iit a screw-wrench.

The ends c c are connected to the bottom a by hin ges Z, or by any othersuitable fastening, which allows the same to be removed, and they areretained at their top by latches m of any suitable construction. Whenthe cover is taken off and the latches m are disengaged, the ends can beturned down and easy access can -be had to the contents of the box. Whenthe ends are turned down the sides of the box are liable to beforcedout. This is prevented by means of hook-braces 0, which engage withcleats p, secured to said sides. It is obvious that either the ends orthe sides of the box can be made to swing open.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a packing-box, of locking-bolts, each providedwith a hook at one end and adapted to be turned by hand or by means of asuitable tool7 recesses formed in the inner surfaces of the sides andends of the box, and metal plates fastened over said recesses andprovided with slots to engage with the hooks of the locking-bolts, saidlocking-bolts being made to pass through elongated holes in the coverand through washers placed over said elongated holes, all con- Intestimony that I claim the foregoing I structed and adapted to operatesubstantially have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th -as and forthe purpose shown and described. day of May, 1878.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a packl ing-box constructed withhinged or removable ISIDOR POPPER. [L. s] sides or ends and with abrace-rod, having hooked ends attached to and connecting the Witnesses:sides of the box, as and for the purpose de- E. F. KASTENHUBER, scribed.J. VAN SANTVOORD.

